47 CFR § 80.165 - Operator requirements for voluntary stations.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s80.165"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 80.165 - Operator requirements for voluntary stations."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "80.165"
section_name: "Operator requirements for voluntary stations."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "80"
part_name: "STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609; 3 U.S.T. 3450, 3 U.S.T. 4726, 12 U.S.T. 2377."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "80"
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# 80.165 Operator requirements for voluntary stations.
Minimum Operator License
| | |
| --- | --- |
| Ship Morse telegraph | T. |
| Ship direct-printing telegraph | MP. |
| Ship telephone, with or without DSC, more than 250 watts carrier power or 1,000 watts peak envelope power | PG. |
| Ship telephone, with or without DSC, not more than 250 watts carrier power or 1,000 watts peak envelope power | MP. |
| Ship telephone, with or without DSC, not more than 100 watts carrier power or 400 watts peak envelope power | |
| Above 30 MHz | None. |
| Below 30 MHz | RP. |
| Ship earth station | RP. |
| RP required for compulsory ships and international voyages. | |
[76 FR 67611, Nov. 2, 2011, as amended at 78 FR 23155, Apr. 18, 2013]